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L. s. HAYES. I KNOGKDOWN BOOK CASE AND DESK.

No. 431,695. Patented July 8, 1890.

QSNTOR WITNESSES V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWVIS S.'I-IAYES, OF CORTLAND, NEW YORK.

KNOCKDOWN BOOK-CASE AND DESK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 431,695, dated July 8,1890. Application filed September 21, 1889i Serial No. 324,599. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it knownthat I, LEWIS S. HAYES, of Cortland, in the county ofCortland and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Knockdown Book- Cases and Desks; and I dohereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvementin knockdown book-cases and desks.

The object is to provide a combined bookcase and desk which may bepacked in a compact form for shipment, thereby reducing the cost andliability to injury, and which will, when set up for use, present anattractive and finished appearance.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 represents the combined book-case and desk set up for use. Fig.2 represents the same in its compact form ready to be boxed, and Figs. 3and 4 represent certain of the parts in detail.

A represents a casing of rectangular form closed upon its ends and backand open at its front, the same being provided with shelves a, removablysecured therein for the reception of books, the same forming thebookcase portion of the combined book-case and desk. The bottom B of thecasing A is located a short distance above the bottoms of the ends ofthe casing, so that the latter form legs to support the case, and alsoprovide for the reception between them of the shelves a and theornamental piece at the top of the desk, which will be hereinafterreferred to. By preference the bottom B is located at such a distanceabove the bottoms of the ends of the casing that the thicknesses of theshelves and ornamental piece referred to when laid flat against theunder side of the bottom will just about fill the space between saidends.

An apron or foot-piece b is secured to the casing A to form a neatfinish at the base.

The top C of the casingA is preferably left open, as shown at c, beneaththe base of the desk portion for the purpose of saving lumber andrendering the whole case lighter.

The said top C projects laterally beyond the casing A at its ends andfront to form a neat A desk portion D, provided with a hinged frontd,'capable of being turned down into position to be used asawriting-desk, is fitted at its base to rest on the top C and slightlyover the edge of the opening a, and is in height equal to or nearlyequal to the width of the casing A, measured between the inner walls ofits ends. The width of the desk portionD is about the height of thespace within the casing A, so that when the desk portion D is turnedupon its side and the shelves removed from the casing A the desk portionmaybe inserted within the casing A, as shown in Fig. 2, forming an easyfit therein.

The upper portion of the desk D is preferably constructed as a shelf orrecess E for the reception of papers or bric-a-brac, and its top 6 isalso placed a short distance below the top of its ends to form a shelffor the reception of bric-a-brac.

.On either or both sides of the desk portion D (in the present instanceshown on the lefthand side as the person faces the drawings) areprovided shelf and ornamental sections F and Gr, as follows: The portionF is constructed to rest on the top C of the casing A and to restadjacent to the end or side of the desk portion D. It consists of a backf, atop forming a shelf f, the same being preferably constructed in theform of a bracket, and a side or end ornamental arm f?. The part G isconstructed to rest on the part F and adjacent to the end or side of thedesk portion, and consists of a back g, two shelves g, and

a front ornamental piece g the latter having appearances a solid back'tothe entire upper port-ion of the combined book-case and desk, and ofsuch width as to correspond with the width of the book-case proper. Theupper portion is further ornamented by a rail H, which fits along thetops of the backs of the portions D and G and is removable there-= from,and the ends of the said rail portion are further ornamented by knobs I,remov ably secured thereto. The rail H, with its knobs removedtherefrom, is adapted to be packed beneath the bottom of the casing A,in connection with the shelves a, as hereinbefore referred to. The partsF and G, the former being turned so that its arm f shall occupy anupright position alongside of the part G, as shown in Fig. 2, are soconstructed as to be received within the recess E of the desk portion Dwhen the latter is packed within the casing A. Thus the entire bookcaseand desk when packed for shipment is the size of the book-case portiononly, and when the latter, with its desk portion packed therein, asdescribed, is boxed, the whole may be transported to any distance withlittle or no liability to injury, and may be handled much more readilythan when occupying its full size. It will further be noted that byconstructing the desk portion of a height corresponding to the width ofthe book-case portion the several parts are well proportioned, while thefilling out of the desk portion by the lesser portions F and G gives thewhole structure a unique and attractive appearance.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A knockdown book-case and desk comprising a book-case section, adesk-section proper, and one or more supplementary desksections havingbacks to form a continuation of the desk-section proper, the book-casesection being provided with removable shelves and adapted to receive thedesk portion proper therein, and the desk portion proper adapted toreceive the supplementary section or sections within itself in thebook-case, substanparts D, F, and G when detached and folded,

substantially as described.

3. The knockdown book-case and desk, comprising the book-case A, withits removable shelves, the desk portion D, the supplementary deskportions F and G, arranged at the side of the desk portion D anddetachable therefrom, and a rail portion H, the casing A being providedwith a space underneath its bottom for the reception of the shelves andrailing, the space within the casing A being adapted to receive the deskD when turned on its side, and a recess within the desk D being adaptedto receive the supplementary portions G and F when the latter are turnedpartially over, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS S. HAYES. Witnesses:

F. W. KINGSBURY, H. B. HUBBARD.

